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育てる

そだてる

N4to raise · to develop

Examples

庭で種からひまわりを育てている。

若い技術者を育てる仕組みが必要だ。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: Written 育てる and read そだてる, it is a transitive verb for raising a living thing or developing a person's abilities through support and training.
  • Basic usage: It appears in growing sunflowers from seed and building a system to develop young technicians.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Growth caused or supported by an agent
    • Unlike growing on one's own, the object develops through someone's care, environment, or instruction.

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